Tomato Soup Cake

Posted by ljmacphee on March 26, 2007 under Dessert, Grandmother's Recipes |

Grandma’s Collected Recipes

1 cup sugar
1/2 cup shortening
1 can tomato soup
2 cups flour
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp each nutmeg, cinnamon and clove
2 eggs beaten
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
1/2 cup raisins or dates

Blend together sugar and shortening
Add eggs and mix well
Add soup and mix
Mix flour, powder, soda, and spices and add to batter
Add nuts and raisins
Bake at 375 for 30 mins

Frosting
1 package cream cheese
2 tsp vanilla
1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
Combine and mix well

I can’t date the paper my grandmother cut this out of, but on the back side is a movie time listing for ‘The Blob’ and ‘Thunder Road’